Sports court sets date for African Champions League ruling

GENEVA (AP) — Sport’s highest court will rule this month on how to resolve the chaotic African Champions League final which was abandoned in May when one team stopped playing in protest. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it set a July 31 deadline for a final decision after both clubs appealed to... Read More

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July 4, 2019

Writer Krakauer denied records on college player’s rape case

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Author Jon Krakauer’s five-year quest to find out how and why Montana’s top higher education official intervened to prevent a star college quarterback’s expulsion over a rape accusation stalled Wednesday when the state Supreme Court denied him access to those documents. The 4-3 decision by the Montana Supreme Court found the... Read More

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Jon Krakauer

July 2, 2019

Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien pleads not guilty to assault

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Former Super Bowl hero Mark Rypien, who announced last year that he believes he suffered brain damage while playing in the NFL that caused him to behave violently at times, pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of domestic violence against his wife, Danielle. Rypien was taken to the Spokane County... Read More

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Mark Rypien

July 1, 2019

The Latest: Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien pleads not guilty

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on the domestic violence arrest of former Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien (all times local): 11:30 a.m. Former Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien is pleading not guilty to a charge of domestic violence involving his wife. Rypien entered the plea Monday morning in his hometown of Spokane, Washington, and... Read More

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Mark Rypien

June 27, 2019

Ex-USC gynecologist charged in sex assaults of 16 patients

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former longtime gynecologist at the University of Southern California was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting 16 women at the student health center, the first criminal counts in a case that already has seen USC offer to pay $215 million to settle potentially thousands of claims. Dr. George Tyndall, 72, worked... Read More

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George Tyndall

June 25, 2019

Tiger Woods removed from for wrongful death lawsuit

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is no longer a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a drunken driver who died in a car crash. Attorneys for the parents of Nicholas Immesberger filed an amended complaint Friday in Palm Beach County court dropping Woods from the suit. The... Read More

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Tiger Woods

June 25, 2019

Ex-Sacramento Kings exec gets 7 years for siphoning $13.4M

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former top Sacramento Kings executive was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison for siphoning $13.4 million from the team. Jeffrey David, 44, the team’s former chief revenue officer, pleaded guilty in December to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. David diverted the sponsorship payments of five companies to a... Read More

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Jeffrey David, Sacramento Kings

June 24, 2019

States’ push to legalize sports betting differs by region

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for every state to legalize sports betting , a regional divide has opened as states decide whether to expand their gambling options. By year’s end, legalization is possible in a dozen states in the Northeast and Midwest. But most... Read More

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Sports Betting

June 24, 2019

Trial set to begin for former Baltimore Ravens running back

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — A trial begins Monday for the Baltimore Ravens’ former starting running back Alex Collins on drug and weapons felony charges. Collins is charged with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, as well as two misdemeanors. Charging documents say Collins’ Corvette crashed into a... Read More

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Alex Collins

June 11, 2019

OJ Simpson says ‘Life is fine’ after prison

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Twenty-five years after the grisly killings that transformed him from Hall of Fame football hero to murder suspect, 71-year-old O.J. Simpson says he is happy and healthy living in Las Vegas, plays golf nearly every day and stays in touch with his children. “Life is fine,” Simpson recently told The Associated... Read More

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OJ Simpson

June 11, 2019

Jury convicts ex-NFL player of rape, mulls 8 other charges

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California jury that convicted former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman has been ordered to return to deliberations Tuesday after deadlocking on eight other charges against him, including two additional counts of rape involving a 54-year-old hitchhiker and an unconscious teen. A jury on Monday... Read More

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Kellen Winslow Jr.

June 5, 2019

Closing arguments given in rape trial of Kellen Winslow Jr.

VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys for former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. say five women who accused him of rape and lewd conduct invented the allegations to prey on his wealth, while prosecutors say his fame empowered him to prey on the most vulnerable. Winslow’s status was mentioned by both sides in closing arguments Tuesday... Read More

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Kellen Winslow Jr.

June 5, 2019

First of 4 ex-college basketball coaches to be sentenced

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors want a former assistant basketball coach for the University of Southern California to serve up to a year in prison for his role in a scandal that steered top high school recruits to favored schools and career professionals. His lawyer says there’s no need for imprisonment for Tony Bland at... Read More

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Tony Bland

June 4, 2019

Judge: Federal wagering law only applies to sports gambling

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that a law prohibiting interstate wagering applies only to sports gambling, setting aside a Justice Department opinion that some states feared would make online lottery activities including Powerball illegal and put the programs they fund at risk. Judge Paul Barbadoro’s ruling comes in response to a... Read More

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Sports court sets date for African Champions League ruling

Writer Krakauer denied records on college player’s rape case

Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien pleads not guilty to assault

The Latest: Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien pleads not guilty

Ex-USC gynecologist charged in sex assaults of 16 patients

Tiger Woods removed from for wrongful death lawsuit

Ex-Sacramento Kings exec gets 7 years for siphoning $13.4M

States’ push to legalize sports betting differs by region

Trial set to begin for former Baltimore Ravens running back

OJ Simpson says ‘Life is fine’ after prison

Jury convicts ex-NFL player of rape, mulls 8 other charges

Closing arguments given in rape trial of Kellen Winslow Jr.

First of 4 ex-college basketball coaches to be sentenced

Judge: Federal wagering law only applies to sports gambling

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